Russia is planning a tethered mother drone carrying up to six wired mini spy UAVs
Russia has patented a new drone design that turns one aircraft into a mobile hub for up to six smaller spy copters. The carrier drone launches, controls, and retrieves a fleet of tethered reconnaissance units, with each remote unit carrying its own flight controller, gyroscopes, camera, and video transmitter. This design allows several copters to fan out from a single launch point simultaneously, multiplying the eyes in the sky.
- ▪Russia's newest drone patent is for a carrier drone capable of deploying six tethered reconnaissance copters.
- ▪Each tethered copter receives power and commands directly from the carrier aircraft through a physical cable connection.
- ▪The design allows for multiple surveillance drones to be controlled from a single airborne platform, increasing the area that can be scanned.
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Pro Russia is planning a tethered mother drone carrying up to six wired mini spy UAVs News By Efosa Udinmwen Published 2 August 2026 Russia's newest drone patent turns one aircraft into six airborne surveillance platforms When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: 1.ru) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Russia patented a carrier drone capable of deploying six tethered reconnaissance coptersOne airborne platform controls multiple surveillance drones through physical cable connections simultaneouslyEach tethered copter receives power and commands…
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